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Address: Vice President for Academic Affairs
and Dean of the College
Grinnell College
Grinnell, Iowa 50112-1690
(641) 269-3100
FAX (641) 269-4284
e-mail: swartz@grinnell.edu
1233 Summer Street
Grinnell, Iowa 50112
(641) 236-5204
Date of Birth: June 12, 1951
Education:
B.S. in Chemistry
Stanislaus State College (Calif.), 1973
Ph.D. in Chemistry
University of California at Santa Cruz, 1978
Professional Experience
Instructor, U.C. Santa Cruz, Summer 1978
Research Fellow, California Institute of Technology, 1978-1980
Assistant Professor, Grinnell College, 1980-1986
Associate Professor, Grinnell College, 1986-1993
Professor, Grinnell College, 1993-present
Vice President for Academic Affairs
and Dean of the College, Grinnell College, 1998-present
Visiting Prof., University of Minnesota, 1986-1987
Chair, Department of Chemistry, 1988-1990
Legislative Aid, U.S.House of Representatives
Rep. Claudine Schneider (R.I.), Aug.-Dec. 1989
Chair, Science Division, July 1990 -Aug. 1994
Member, Iowa Energy Center Advisory Council, 1990-present
Member, Advisory Panel to National Science Foundation on
Scientific and Engineering Research Facilities, 1995-present
Consultant-Evaluator for Commission on Institutions
of Higher Education for the North Central
Association of Colleges and Schools, 1995-present
Director, Pew Midstates Science and Mathematics
Consortium, July 1995 -June 2002
American Conference of Academic Deans
Board of Directors, 2000-
Courses Taught
Chemistry 129, 130 (General and Analytical Chemistry)
Chemistry 221, 222 (Organic Chemistry)
Chemistry 325 (Advanced Organic Chemistry)
Tutorial (Solar Energy)
Chemistry 215 (Renewable Energy Technology)
Research Publications
J.E. Swartz and J.F. Bunnett, "Reactions of Potassium Diphenylphosphide with Halotoluenes. Evidence for a Thermally Induced SRN1 Reaction." J. Org. Chem., 1979, 44, 340.
J.E. Swartz and J.F. Bunnett, "SRN1 Reactions of Some Phosphorus Nucleophiles with Iodo- and Bromobenzene." J. Org. Chem., 1979, 44, 4673.
J.E. Swartz and F.C. Anson, "A Comparison of the Staircase Voltammetric and Voltammetric and Polarographic Responses of Pyrazine and Several Substituted Pyrazines at Mercury Electrodes." J. Electroanal. Chem., 1980, 114, 117.
J.E. Swartz and F.C. Anson, "Electrochemical Responses of the Intensely Green Complexes Formed by the Reaction of Cr+2 with Pyrazine ("Pyrazine Green"), Pyrazine Carboxamide and Pyrazine Carboxylic Acid," Inorg. Chem., 1981, 20, 2250.
J.E. Swartz and T.T. Stenzel, "Electrochemical Initiation of Aromatic SRN1 Reactions Using Redox Catalysts," J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1984, 106, 2520.
J.E. Swartz, T.J. Mahachi and E. Kariv-Miller, "Electrochemical Reduction of Ketones Mediated by Dimethylpyrolidinium-Mercury. Reductive Cyclization of Unsaturated Ketones and Redox Catalysis Studies," J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1988, 110, 3622.
J.E. Swartz, E. Kariv-Miller and Steven Harrold "A Homogeneous Redox Catalysis Study of the Reductive Cyclization of 6-Hepten-2-one. Unusual Effects of the Nature and Concentration of the Catalyst." J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1989, 111, 1211.
D. Loffredo, J.E. Swartz, and E. Kariv-Miller, "Reductive Cyclization of o-(3-Butenyl)-fluorobenzene at Mercury and Lead Cathodes." J. Org. Chem., 1989, 54, 5953.
Non-Research Publications
"U.S. Fails on Alternative Energy Research", op.ed. in Des Moines Register, Sept. 12, 1990.
"Traditional and Non-traditional Sources of Future Research Scientists." Testimony before the Investigations and Oversight Subcommittee, Science, Space, and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives, July 11, 1991, Congressional Register, p 62-78.
"Grinnell College Collection of 1H and 13C NMR Spectra", Project Seraphim, Madison, WI, August 1992. This is a collection of spectra developed for use with the program PCNMR in organic chemistry courses.
Book review of "Striking the Mother Lode in Science: The Importance of Age, Place, and Time," in The Grinnell Magazine, Spring 1993.
James E. Swartz, "Establishing a Working Relationship with Your Congressperson", Council on Undergraduate Research Quarterly, December 1993.
James E. Swartz, Gail M. Vojta, and Luther E. Erickson, "Hands-On Use of High Field NMR without the NMR", J. Chem. Ed., 1994, 71, 12, 1069-1070.
James E. Swartz and Kurt Schladetzky, "Experimental Illustration of the Utility of Lewis Structures - An FTIR Experiment for Introductory Chemistry", J. Chem. Ed., 1996, 73, 2, 188-190.
James E. Swartz, "Academic Expressways", Science, 1995, 270, 1556.
Structures for Science: A Handbook for Planning Facilities for Undergraduate Natural Science Communities (Volume 3). Copyright: Project Kaleidoscope, Washington, DC, (1995), 234 pp (co-author and co-editor)
Jim Swartz, The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 24, 1997, Page: B3, "Doctoral Education and the Realities of the Marketplace".
Research Grants from External Agencies
"Relative Rates in SRN1 Reactions," American Chemical Society - Petroleum Research Fund, Sept. 81 to Aug. 83, $10,000.
"Electrochemical Stimulation of Aromatic SRN1 Reactions," Research Corporation, June 81-July 83, $9,400 plus $10,000 for a Departmental G.C.-M.S. system.
"Equipment for Electrochemical Research," National Science Foundation, Nov. 82 to April 84, $22,470.
"Electrochemical Initiation of SRN1 Reactions Using Redox Catalysts," Research Corporation, March 1984-February 1986, $16,500.
"Hydrogen-Atom Abstraction Reactions from Organic Solvents and Tetraalkyl Ammonium Ions," Research Corporation, May 1986-Sept. 1988, $17,000.
Other Grants from External Agencies
"Photovoltaic Modules for Educational Use", Photovoltaic Information and Education Association", Photovoltaic modules valued at ca. $5,000, 1985.
"Electrochemical Instrumentation" (start-up funds for two new faculty), Johnson's Wax, $9,000, 1989.
"Research Experiences for Undergraduates", NSF-REU, 1990 -1992, $120,000 (Co-PI)
"Remodeling of Chemistry Research Facilities at Grinnell College," NSF-RFO, 901-3441, $250,000, 1991-1993 (Project Director).
"Analytical Instrumentation for Problem Solving in the Core Curriculum in Chemistry", NSF-DUE-ILI, 91-53-106, $21,000, 1991-1993 (Project Director).
"A Computational/Molecular Modeling Laboratory", NSF-ILI, 92-521-69, 1992-1993, $28,000 (Co-PI).
"GTE Factor", GTE Foundation, (support for 8 minority summer undergraduate research students), $30,000, 1993-4 (Project Director).
"Building a Divisional Science Research Program at Grinnell College", Sherman Fairchild Foundation, $129,600, 1993-95 (Project Director).
"Learning Chemistry by Doing What Chemists Do", NSF Chemistry Curriculum Initiative, $49,993 (Co-PI) This grant supported planning for submission of the larger grant to develop a national model for reform of chemistry curriculum (ChemLinks). The grant included 12 undergraduate colleges and 2 research universities.
"The New Science Project", NSF-DUE-CCD, 93-547-85 $148,683, 1994-96 (Co-PI).
"Incorporation of State-of-the-Art Mass Spectroscopy into the Chemistry Curriculum at Grinnell College", NSF-ILI-IG 94-52230, $60,900, 1994-96 (Project Director).
"ChemLinks: Making Chemical Connections" (comprehensive reform of chemistry curricula; consortium grant), National Science Foundation $2,871,500, April 1995- 2000 (Co-PI).
"GTE Factor", GTE Foundation, (support for 8 minority summer undergraduate research students), $30,000, 1995-96 (Project Director).
"Construction of the Keck Physics Labs", W.M. Keck Foundation, $250,000, 1995 (renovation of advanced physics laboratories).
"Construction and Renovation of the Bowen Hall of Science at Grinnell College", Kresge Foundation, $750,000.
"Renovation and Expansion of Science Facilities at Grinnell College", 6/28/96, Booth Ferris Foundation, $100,000
"Renovating and Expanding Grinnell College's Science Facility: A Proposal to the Kresge Foundation", 12/20/95, The Kresge Foundation, $750,000, 3:1 match.
"Renovating and Expanding the Grinnell College Bowen Hall of Science", 6/6/96, The George I. Alden Trust, $50,000, 3:1 match
"The New Science Project: An Introductory Science Reform Effort", 8/96 - 8/99, $l96,883, National Science Foundation (DUE-9652147) (Co-PI).
Invited Seminars
July 1982 - Washington University, "Initiation of Aromatic SRN1 Reactions Using Redox Catalysts".
March 1984 - University of Minnesota, "Initiation of Aromatic SRN1 Reactions Using Redox Catalysts".
June 1985 - l'Universite' de Paris 7, "Electrochemical Initiation of Aromatic SRN1 Reactions Using Redox Catalysts, Initiation and Termination Steps".
October 1985 - Carleton College, "Electrochemical Initiation of Aromatic SRN1 Reactions Using Redox Catalysts, Initiation and Termination Steps".
February 1987 - Macalester College, "Electrochemical Initiation of Aromatic SRN1 Reactions Using Redox Catalysts, Initiation and Termination Steps".
December 1987 - University of South Dakota, "Reductive Cyclization of Unsaturated Ketones, Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Redox Catalysis Studies".
February 1988 - University of Northern Iowa, "Reductive Cyclization of Unsaturated Ketones, Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Redox Catalysis Studies".
December 1989 - Virginia Polytechnic State University, "Reductive Cyclization Reactions of Unsaturated Ketones".
October 1990 - University of Iowa, "Reductive Cyclization Reactions of Unsaturated Ketones".
February 1991 - Macalester College, ACM Technology Studies Workshop, "Developing a Technology Studies Course, "Renewable Energy Technologies".
March 1991 - Sloan New Liberal Arts Workshop, Dallas, TX "Teaching Technology, Photovoltaics as an Example".
July 1991 - Testimony before the Investigations and Oversight Subcommittee, Science, Space, and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives, "Traditional and Non-traditional Sources of Future Research Scientists".
January 1992 - Carleton College, "Even an Organic Chemist Can Do Electrochemistry".
April 1993 - Washington University, "Electrochemical Reduction of Unsaturated Ketones - Hetereogeneous and Homogeneous Redox Catalysis Studies".
June 1993 - Associated Colleges of the Midwest Conference on Diversity in the Curriculum, Grinnell's Approach to Attracting to and Supporting in the Study of Science Students from Groups Traditionally Under-represented in Science.
December 1993 - Loyola University, Chicago. Seminar: "Improving the curriculum to better serve the underserved: what to do when you do not know what to do".
February 1994 - Trinity University, San Antonio. Seminar: "Improving the curriculum to better serve the underserved: what to do when you do not know what to do".
February 1994 - Trinity University, San Antonio. Seminar: "Even an organic chemist can do electrochemistry: the mechanism of the reductive cyclization of unsaturated ketones".
Project Kaleidoscope Facilities Seminars: Chicago, November 22, 1993; Atlanta, December 4, 1993; Washington, DC, January 19, 1994; San Francisco, February 19, 1993; Chicago, March 12, 1994. Day-long seminars on planning undergraduate science facilities and preparation of NSF proposals to support renovation of research facilites (member of a two-person team which planned and presented each seminar).
June 1994 - Holy Cross College, Worcester, MA - "The Art and Craft of Reform", Project Kaleidoscope meeting on Fostering Success of Minority Students (member of two-person team making presentation on Grinnell College's New Science Program).
July 1994 - Project Kaleidoscope Facilities at Allegheny College, Meadville, PA: Case Study on Renovation of Chemistry Facilities at Grinnell College; Panels on Working with Architects and Securing NSF-ARI Funding.
August 1994 - Beloit College, Beloit, WI - Project Kaleidoscope meeting at Beloit College on Reforming Introductory Science Courses: "Grinnell's New Science Project" (with M. Schneider).
August 1994 - International Conference on Radical Ions, Halifax, Nova Scotia, "Kinetics of Cyclization of Unsaturated Ketyl Radical Anions".
November 1994 - Ohio Wesleyan University, "Perspectives in Building Planning" (with Michael Reagan, Ellenzweig and Associates). This was part of a day and a half pro bono consulting visit.
December 1994 - St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN - "Even an Organic Chemist Can Do Electrochemistry: Studies of the Mechanism of Reductive Cyclization of Unsaturated Ketones"; "Perspectives in Planning: How to Get Started in Planning Improved Science Facilities".
December 1994 - Lafayette College, Easton, PA - "Perspectives in Planning" (member of 2-person team making presentation on planning science facilities).
Talks at Meetings (Since 1983)
"Relative Rates of Reaction of Iodo and Bromobenzene with Nucleophiles in SRN1 Reactions" (with D.L. Leyda and E.A. Austin), Midwest Regional ACS Meeting, Lawrence, Kansas, November 2, 1983.
"Dark Reactions of Potassium Diethyl Phosphite with 4-Halobenzonitriles" (with T.L. Smith and J.H. Hughes), 187th American Chemical Society National Meeting, St. Louis, Missouri, April 1984, Abstract No. ORGN 82.
"Redox Catalysts in Aromatic SRN1 Reactions," 4th International Symposium on Organic Free Radicals, St.Andrews, Scotland, July 12, 1984.
"Thermal Reactions of Diethyl Phosphite Ion with Halobenzenes, Triad of Mechanism," (presented by J.H. Hughes), American Chemical Society Midwest Regional Meeting, Springfield, Missouri, November 1984.
"Reactions of Phenyl Radicals with Tetraalkylammonium Ions," (with Peter S. Kosek and Elizabeth A. Apel), American Chemical Society Midwest Regional Meeting, Springfield, Missouri, November 1984.
"Termination Steps in the Electrochemically Initiated Aromatic SRN1 Reactions. Hydrogen Atom Abstraction from the Solvent and Supporting Electrolyte", (with P.S. Kosek and E.A. Apel). Sandbjerg Meeting on Organic Electrochemistry, June 1985. (attendance at meeting by invitation only).
"Hydrogen Atom Abstraction from Tetraalkylammonium Ions" (with E.A. Apel, and P.S. Kosek), 190th American Chemical Society National Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, Abstract No. ORGN 127, September 1985.
"Mechanism of Dimethylpyrrolidinium Mediated Reductive Cyclization of Unsaturated Ketones." American Chemical Society 22nd Midwest Regional Meeting, Wichita, KS, Abstract No. 636, November 1987.
"Reductive Cyclization of Unsaturated Ketones, Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Redox Catalysis Studies." American Chemical Society 23rd Midwest Regional Meeting, Iowa City, IA, Abstract No. , November 1988.
"Reduction of Aromatic Halides at Mercury and Lead Cathodes Mediated by Dimethylpyrrolidinium Cations", American Chemical Society 22nd Great Lakes Regional Meeting, Duluth MN, Abstract No. 12, June 1989.
"Kinetics of Ketyl Cyclization Reactions", Sandbjerg Meeting on Organic Electrochemistry, Sandbjerg, Denmark, June 1990.
Eight papers at Gordon Research Conference. (Electrochemistry, 1982, 1983, 1985; Radical Anions, 1982, 1988; Free Radicals, 1983, 1989, 1993)
Six papers at Iowa Academy of Sciences Annual Meetings.
"Examples of Excellent Teaching - Perspective of a Scientist", ACM Conference on Teaching and Learning, March 13, 1992.
"The Scope and Impact of Undergraduate Research in Chemistry at Grinnell College", First Gordon Research Conference on Science Education, Ventura, CA, March 29 - April 3, 1992.
"Teaching Technology to Liberal Arts Students, Renewable Energy", 203rd American Chemical Society National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, Abstract No. CHED 360, April 1992.
"Hands On NMR Spectroscopy without the NMR" (with G.M. Vojta), 203rd American Chemical Society National Meeting, San Francisco, CA Abstract No. CHED 280, April 1992.
"Hands-On Use of High Field NMR without the NMR", Council on Undergraduate Research National Meeting, Hope College, Holland, MI, June 1992.
"Introductory Chemistry Lab", Council on Undergraduate Research National Meeting, Hope College, Holland, MI June 1992.
"Experimental Illustration of the Utility of Lewis Structures - an FTIR Experiment for Introductory Chemistry", American Chemical Society National Meeting, Chicago, IL, August 1993.
"Incorporation of Gas Chromatography into the General Chemistry Course", American Chemical Society National Meeting, Chicago, IL, August 1993.
"Fostering Success of Minority Students", (Member of 2-person team making presentation). Project Kaleidoscope Meeting, Holy Cross College, Worcester, MA, June 1994.
"Case Study on Renovation of Chemistry Facilities at Grinnell College"; Panelist on Working with Architects and Securing NSF-ARI Funding, Project Kaleidoscope Workshop on Facilities, Allegheny College, Meadville, PA, July 1994.
"Grinnell's New Science Project", Project Kaleidoscope Meeting on Reforming Introductory Science Courses, Beloit College, Beloit, WI, August 1994.
"Kinetics of Cyclization of Unsaturated Ketyl Radical Anions", International Conference on Radical Ions, Halifax, NS, August 1994.
"Reforming the Curriculum to Better Serve the Underserved: What to Do When You Do Not Know What to Do", Gordon Research Conference "Innovations in Chemical Education", Ventura, CA (Invited plenary lecture, focused on the process of establishing and substance of the New Science Project), January 1995.
"Improving Chemistry Instruction through use of Modern Instrumentation and Technology", meeting of Chemistry faculty in the Appalachian Colleges Association, Berea, KY, August 1995.
"Strategies for Planning Science Facilities Renovations, Additions, and New Buildings", Council on Undergraduate Research Annual Meeting, Wooster, OH June 2000.
"Making a Difference: Teaching and Learning with Technology", AAC&U Meeting, Washington D.C., January 2001.
"Academic Deans, the Curriculum, and Changing Students", ACAD Meeting, Washington, D.C., January 2002.
Consultations and Evaluations
Southeast Missouri State University, 1987 - chemistry curriculum and research
St. John's University and the College of St. Benedict, 1990 - chemistry curriculum and research
Wittenberg University, 1993, 1995, 1998 - science curriculum and facilities
Ohio Wesleyan University, 1994 - science curriculum and facilities
Lafayette College, 1994 - chemistry curriculum, research, and facilities
St. Olaf College, 1994 - science facilities
Evangel College, 1995 - science curriculum and facilities
Wartburg College, 1995 - science curriculum and facilities
Southwestern University, 1995 - planning of science facilities upgrade
University of Southern Indiana, 1996 - planning of science facilities upgrade
Fort Lewis College, 1996 - planning and fund raising for science facilities
College of Charleston, 1997 - planning of science facilities upgrade
Baker University, 1997 - planning of science facilities upgrade/ chemistry department review
University of Wyoming, 1997 - review of undergraduate curriculum and program
Agnes Scott College, 1998 - science curriculum and facilities
Mt. Marty College, 1998 - science curriculum and facilities
Bethany College, 1998 - science curriculum and facilities
Colorado College, 1998 - reaccreditation
Aquinas College, 1999 - reaccreditation
Beloit College, 1999 - science facilities
DePauw University, 1999 - review of chemistry department
Bryn Mawr & Haverford, 1999 - review of chemistry department
Denison University, 1999 - reaccreditation
Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, 1999 - science facilities
Colorado College, 2000 - first year tutorials
Cal State, Stanislaus, 2000 - science facilities
Dominican College of San Rafael, CA, 2000 - science facilities
University of Nebraska-Kearney, 2001 - science facilities
State University of New York-Geneseo, 2001 - science curriculum and facilities
Luther College, 2001 - science facilities
Lawrence University, Appleton, WI, 2001 - curricular issues
College Service
President's Medalist Committee 1984,1985 (Chair)
Academic Computing Committee 1984-1986
Noyce Prize Selection Committee, 1984-86
Committee to draft proposal for Luce Professorship in Technology.
Faculty House Board 1983-1986
Teacher Education Committee 1987-88
Health Professions Advisory Committee 1987-1992
Women's Studies Concentration Committee 1987-88
Faculty-Trustee Relations Committee 1987-89
Technology and Quantitative Studies Advisory Committee 1987-present
Library and Bookstore Committee 1990-91
Chair - Chemistry Department 1988-90
Chair - Science Division 1990-94
Science Building Planning Committee (Chair) 1990-present
Faculty Budget Committee 1990-94
Ad Hoc Committee on Faculty Development (Chair) 1991
Faculty Development Committee 1992-94
Committee to prepare proposal to Mellon Foundation on incorporation of technology into the curriculum, 1994-5
Capital Campaign Committee 1996-1997
Workshops and Seminars (non-research)
Learning Styles (Tom Clark), Spring 1982
Writing, Summer 1982
Represented Grinnell at ACM meeting on NSF policy, Spring 1983
Engineering (Sloan), Summer 1983
Basic Computing (Sloan), Summer 1984
Sloan Wellesley Meeting, Summer 1984
Graphics (Sloan), Summer 1984
Amorphous Silicon Photovoltaic Review Meeting, January 1987
IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, May 1987.
Sloan Planning Meeting for Energy Technology Workshop, June 1987
National Meeting, American Solar Energy Association, June 1989
Windpower 89, June 1989; Windpower 94, March 1994
American Solar Energy Society, 1991
Associated Colleges of the Midwest Workshop on Diversity in the Curriculum, June 1993
Ford Foundation Conference on Campus Diversity, October 1993
Ford Foundation Conference on Campus Diversity (presentation given), October 1995
Assessment planning for departments, January, 1997
"Shaping the Future" Conference, panelist and presenter, University of Nebraska, May 1998
Project Kaleidoscope Facilities Workshop (host, presentation given), June 1998
SCUP Meeting, Vancouver, BC (presentation given), July 1998
SCUP Meeting, Vancouver, BC (presentation given), July 1999
Project Kaleidoscope Facilities Workshop (organizer and presenter), Keystone, CO, July 2000
Knight Collaborative Roundtable, Princeton, NJ, June, 2001
Professional Affiliations
American Chemical Society
Electrochemical Society
American Association for Advancement of Science
Council on Undergraduate Research
Iowa Academy of Sciences (Chair - Organic & Biological Chemistry 1984-85)
Midwest Association of Chemistry Teachers at Liberal Arts Colleges
American Solar Energy Society
American Wind Energy Association
Iowa Association for Energy Efficiency
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